CVE-2014-9447: Path Traversal
First published: Fri Jan 02 2015(Updated: )
Directory traversal vulnerability in the read_long_names function in libelf/elf_begin.c in elfutils 0.152 and 0.161 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files to the root directory via a / (slash) in a crafted archive, as demonstrated using the ar program.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Elfutils Project Elfutils | =0.152 | |
| Elfutils Project Elfutils | =0.161 |
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Reference Links
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0033.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148321.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148326.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62560
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62661
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:047
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71804
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=147018e729e7c22eeabf15b82d26e4bf68a0d18e
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-December/004499.html
- collector/nvd-index
- vendor/elfutils project
- product/elfutils
- canonical/elfutils project elfutils